Fetal diagnosis and therapy
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Fetal. Diagn. Ther. · Jan 2006
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialWhich phototherapy system is most effective in lowering serum bilirubin in very preterm infants?
To compare the effectiveness of various phototherapy systems in lowering serum bilirubin levels in preterm infants. ⋯ Our data suggest that combined phototherapy should be the method of choice in treating hyperbilirubinemia in very preterm infants.
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Fetal. Diagn. Ther. · Jan 2006
Review Case ReportsAmiodarone in treatment of fetal supraventricular tachycardia. A case report and review of literature.
We report a case of nonimmune hydrops fetalis detected at 32 weeks of gestation. Fetal heart rate was 300 beats per minute. ⋯ Conversion to sinus rhythm and resolution of hydrops followed this treatment. Since there is no ideal treatment protocol for these cases at present, we reviewed reports of transplacental treatment of SVT.
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Fetal. Diagn. Ther. · Jan 2006
Case ReportsManifestation of mirror syndrome after fetoscopic laser photocoagulation in severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome.
Mirror syndrome is a preeclampsia-like disease first described in a case of severe hydrops fetalis caused by rhesus isoimmunization, later reported in some cases of nonimmunological fetal hydrops. Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is a severe complication associated with monochorionic pregnancies, in particular, severe TTTS with one hydropic fetus leading to a poor prognosis. We report here a case of mirror syndrome that occurred after selective fetoscopic laser photocoagulation in severe TTTS at 24 weeks' gestation.